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Man Dies After Police Use a Taser on Him; Silver and Gold Bars Stolen; Heartfelt Goodbye from Lt. Vance
Brutal home invasion and kidnapping reported, man killed because he spilled coffee on a suspect, police say, a pothole app, and more.

The top Connecticut Patch stories of the day includes:
- UPDATE: State Police Reveal ID of Branford Man Who Died After Police Used a Taser on Him
- East Haven Police: Madison Man Accused of Home Invasion, Kidnapping, and Strangulation
- Report: Silver and Gold Bars, Guns Stolen from Fairfield Home
- Cops: Darien Student, 18, Had One Bag of Pot Labeled ‘Smoke,’ the Other, ‘Sell’
- Judge to Decide Whether Teen Undergoing Mandated Chemo Can Rejoin Mother
- Suffield Man Dead After Accident
- State Police Spokesman Lt. Vance Writes Open Letter Following Transfer
- Police: Man Killed in Stamford After Accidentally Spilling Coffee on Suspect, Two Arrested
- More Details Emerge on Milford Double Shooting, Robbery Attempt: It was a Parade of Bullets: Documents State
- Darien Man Charged in Multi-Million-Dollar Bank Fraud Scheme
- Report: ‘Serious’ Findings in Misconduct Probe of Police Sergeant
- West Hartford Police: Driver Lighting Cigarette Crashes into Utility Pole, Flips Car Over (Updated)
- New Canaan Woman, 24, Charged with Selling Heroin After Police Raid Home
- Days After Retiring, Police Lt. Diagnosed with Cancer: Fundraiser Set for March 28
- Naugatuck Police: Man Pulls a BB Gun During a Dispute Pedestrian Struck by Car in Danbury
- New Canaan Entrepreneur Working to Get Innovative Hand Truck on the Market
- Dog Abandoned in New London Basement
- Submarine Base Firefighters Replace American Flag
- New London Man Hides in Storage Area, Violates Conditions of Release: Police
- West Hartford Unveils New App to Report Potholes, More Around Town
- Winter Woes Lead to Budget Woes for Fairfield Department of Public Works
- North Haven Man Charged with DUI, Damaging Street Sign and Guardrail
- OSHA Cites Wallingford Company for Violations in Chemical Spill
- Manchester Man Arrested on Home Improvement Violations in South Windsor
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